Good Employer - Associate Director Bates College Employee Review

4.0
Oct 21, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Through recessions (2008) and most recently COVID, Bates actively chose to not have layoffs or furloughs. This is a theme for Bates - it values and looks to care for employees.

Cons

Small endowment, tuition dependent. There's a culture of "why can't we do what X or Y college does" when those colleges have 3 to 5 times our endowment, and the employees who promote that culture seem to sit out the financial town-halls that explain how are resources are constrained by the marketplace and tuition pressure. Also, as with all institutions, there are departments that aren't as good to work for as others. Avoid those, and Bates is fantastic.

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5.0
Apr 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good scheduling and work-life balance for student jobs.

Cons

Hard to find good jobs as they close quickly. Have a resume ready to go before the applications come out.

4.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great community, PTO, wellness program, access to faciltities

Cons

travel, weekend work, heavy work load in winter

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